Sort of how Gil does it the DG Ive changed 4 times because in the 8 months ive had it I play it the most , the ebony and rosewood I change every 3 months just to treat the frettboard , all guitars get luthier service and conditioning once a year.

i have my guitar got over 2 years & i havent changed them
however i dont play much...

but let me ask you a question: when i play an E chord there is a strange sound-i dont know how to describe it its like the fingers are not in the right position but i check out my fingers & theyre ok.
do i have to change the strings?

I use to play a lot, I'm a guitar student and a part time teacher, so I play a lot. I change them every 3-4 weeks. I use D' Addario EXL 115 in my AM Strat.

I usually wait for tone loss or tuning problems to change mine which usually is every 4 to 6 weeks.

About the same for me.

I usually wait until they start turning black or until one breaks and they are dirty. I've only changed them all out once, I've had my guitar since Christmas, so I used the same strings for about six months.

[quote="X-Road28"]About once a month on whatever axe I'm playing the most.

If my brother in law touches any of them, the strings get changed the next day. He has the most acidic sweat known to man.

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u all might not believe this, but i finally changed the strings on my samick after probably 12 years!!!!

every time i played, my fingers were black and smelled like rust.
sounds alot better

Keeping my strings clean and lubricated helps a lot.

I wipe down my strings after every playing session. And that's also running a cleaning/polishing cloth between the strings and fretboard, and not just over the top.

Also been using a product called ghs FAST FRET, before and after playing, for many years.

This keeps my strings sounding fairly "new", and no rust, and no crud build-up.

Having said all that - I only change a string when it breaks. And then, I look for the reason why it broke, and correct it. (like a rough spot on a bridge saddle, for example)

I used to use Fender strings. Then I started finding rust on brand new strings, right out of the wrapper. (I don't even find that on my old strings, that have been on my guitar for years) Stopped using Fender strings after that.
Found that I liked D'Aquisto strings and bought several as stock (kept in air conditioned, humidity controlled storage)

No sound problems or breakage problems with strings in a long, long time.

I have found this routine to be less expensive, easier, more effective and less time consuming, than constantly buying and changing strings.

But, as always - to each his own. Whatever works for you.

i usually change them after they start to rust or age or if a string break.

i do clean them after playing and i too clean under the string.

If I'm playing a guitar a lot, I change them every week or after every jam/gig. I'm unfortunate in that I have the most acidic sweat known to man. It eats strings; they look dirty and lose their spank after just a few hours...

If I'm not playing a guitar as much, I try and do it every two weeks (when I get around to it). Gigging guitars get new strings all the time.

'Agree with Chet; 'wash hands before, wipe strings after.

Change them whenever they start to sound stupid.

i usually change 'em after 3 months

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I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk...

I play with clean hands, wipe down and have a number of guitars. The rarely used ones get changed maybe once a year. The ones I use all the time, especially if its hot on the patio (I sweat a fair amount) get changed once a month on average. But I have no set schedule ... if I'm playing one and the strings sound dead, won't stay in tune or whatever, they get changed when I next have some time.